Dice “do You Think Like A Techie” Quiz
To recruit tech professionals you have to think like one. Test your “techieness” with our fun, 10-question quiz.
- 1.
For the holidays, what’s at the top of your holiday wish list?
- A.
A Spa certificate
- B.
A reservation at a fancy restaurant
- C.
A subscription to a video streaming service
- D.
A wearable device
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D. A wearable deviceExplanation
Of course, techies are early adopters. And 30% of tech pros (plus many of the general population) think wearable electronics will become the next big industry.Rate this question:
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- 2.
You are thinking about what country to settle down in. Which is your first choice?
- A.
Sweden
- B.
Australia
- C.
United States
- D.
Canada
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C. United StatesExplanation
In a survey by the Boston Consulting Group, 42% of professionals polled globally cited the U.S. as their destination of choice if they were to relocate to another country for work — highest ranking of any nation. The U.S. was followed by the United Kingdom at 37%, Canada at 35%, Germany at 33% and Switzerland at 29%. However, less than 50% of U.S. tech professionals polled said they have either lived abroad or would consider doing so for work.Rate this question:
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- 3.
If you were a Big Data Engineer who’s often mining statistics from a data warehouse, what’s the most coincidental and appropriate name for your wife?
- A.
Cassandra
- B.
Dana
- C.
Scarlett
- D.
Rachel
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A. CassandraExplanation
Cassandra is a tool of choice among Big Data Engineers. It is an open source distributed NoSQL database management system that is perfect for handling very large amounts of data across multiple data centers and the cloud.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Why are you currently into Puppet?
- A.
They are so cuddly.
- B.
Tech automation can get you to the next career level.
- C.
It’s the most popular non-celebrity Twitter handle.
- D.
It’s the newest phone from Microsoft.
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B. Tech automation can get you to the next career level.Explanation
Puppet was the biggest mover among tech skills mentioned in job postings on Dice during the last year. This open source IT automation tool has a strong foothold with some of tech’s biggest players and Puppet Labs recently completed a $40 million round of investment funding to secure its position.Rate this question:
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- 5.
What’s your opinion on DevOps?
- A.
It helps developers and operations folks work closely together
- B.
They can do anything Special Forces can do, but without the green berets
- C.
It’s a buzzword, much like Cloud and Big Data
- D.
Both A and C
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D. Both A and CExplanation
DevOps, Big Data and Cloud are some of the most popular buzzwords in tech today, but they are also important technological disciplines that have their own best practices and frameworks.
DevOps is a new hybrid tech role that bridges the gap between software development and operations by overseeing change management. The DevOps concept was created to improve deployment frequency, which can lead to faster time to market, lower failure rate of new releases and shortened lead time between fixes.Rate this question:
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- 6.
You hear the song “Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls” by TLC. What does it remind you of?
- A.
Project Management
- B.
A trip to Fiji
- C.
High school prom
- D.
Cloud Integration
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A. Project ManagementExplanation
As a project management method, Waterfall involves the process of sequential software development that has been around since 1970. It may seem old school compared to Agile project management, but Waterfall can produce better results under the right circumstances. For example, Waterfall can be an excellent model when members of the development team come and go throughout the course of a project and stakeholders can’t provide timely feedback on deliverables.Rate this question:
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- 7.
You’re reading a book about reality. What’s the title?
- A.
The Nature of Reality
- B.
The History of Reality TV
- C.
How Augmented Reality Will Work
- D.
The Reality of Busing in Silicon Valley
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C. How Augmented Reality Will WorkExplanation
Augmented Reality is going to dramatically transform the way companies and consumers interact with each other. If you had an Augmented Reality app on your phone, you could point the device at a row of buildings and get presented with a row of floating hamburgers above every restaurant that offers them. Companies are looking for new and engaging technologies to get people excited about their products. Augmented Reality can make mobile devices, images, brochures, posters, etc. come to life.Rate this question:
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- 8.
Your company wants to build a mobile app for a global audience. You’re going to converse with tech pros about their experience with the most popular mobile OS worldwide. Which of the following is it?
- A.
Apple iOS
- B.
Android
- C.
Windows Phone
- D.
BlackBerry 10.x
- E.
Tizen
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B. AndroidExplanation
In recent years, Google Android seized market share worldwide as a mobile operating system largely due to its ability to be modified by third-party manufacturers like Samsung and Amazon.Rate this question:
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- 9.
If you were on television playing a hot shot Silicon Valley software developer, what organization would you most likely work for?
- A.
California Institute of Technology
- B.
Pied Piper
- C.
Springfield Nuclear Power
- D.
Flitter
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B. Pied PiperExplanation
Pied Piper is the fictitious tech startup on famed animated sitcom artist Mike Judge’s HBO comedy Silicon Valley. It takes a humorous look at the world of high tech and was nominated for 5 Emmys in its first season.Rate this question:
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- 10.
You want to learn the same coding language that many students learn in their introductory computer science courses in college. Based on what is most popular at the top computer science schools, what do you sign up to learn?
- A.
Python
- B.
Java
- C.
C++
- D.
C
Correct Answer
A. PythonExplanation
In a survey of the top 39 U.S. computer science departments, Python narrowly surpassed Java, which has been the language of choice in introductory courses over the past decade. Startups, midsize companies and giants such as Google all rely upon Python and Python Django for everything from database queries to application building.Rate this question:
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